Charles Mungus Presents Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus - Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus (Remastered) (1960/2022)

Charles Mingus - Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus (Remastered) (1960/2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 242 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 106 Mb | 00:46:00
Avant-Garde Jazz | Label: Candid Records

Candid may not have the same name brand recognition as, say Blue Note or Impulse! But during its brief existence (roughly 1960 to 1963), the label made its mark on the jazz and blues worlds—as a recent series of remastered reissues, including LPs by Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach, Lightnin’ Hopkins and Otis Spann, ably demonstrates. The cream of the crop is Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus, recorded in October 1960 and released the following year. It’s a thoroughly crackling affair, highlighting the composer at one of his many peaks and featuring an awesome lineup of musicians: Mingus’ trusted drummer Dannie Richmond, underrated trumpet player Ted Curson, and—best of all—the inimitable alto sax and bass clarinet stylings of Eric Dolphy.

Charles Mingus - Milestones of a Legend (Remastered) (2017)  Music

Posted by Rtax at April 24, 2024
Charles Mingus - Milestones of a Legend (Remastered) (2017)

Charles Mingus - Milestones of a Legend (Remastered) (2017)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 3.6 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 1.4 GB
10:37:46 | Jazz | Label: Documents

Charles Mingus (1922-1979), nicknamed "the angry man of jazz" and still today an icon of the jazz world, was known for his intimidating temperament. His musical talent on double bass, as musical arranger, bandleader or composer, was immense. His music touches on all kinds of jazz styles, from free, blues, hard bop, big band or third stream, influenced by Duke Ellington's orchestrations, but always has an element of irritation and danger. Influenced by New Orleans jazz, Mingus also fancied collective improvisation (as we can hear on various albums on this collection). This exciting box set is a journey through his fascinating music, displaying all of his artistic mutations and idiosyncrasies. Mingus is accompanied here by a host of all-time greats including Max Roach, Teo Macero, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker and Bud Powell.
Charles Mingus - Mingus (Remastered) (1961/2023) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

Charles Mingus - Mingus (Remastered) (1961/2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 39:48 minutes | 1,72 GB
Avant-Garde Jazz, Hard Bop | Label: Candid Records, Official Digital Download

At the time of this recording, Mingus had been working regularly with the piano-less quartet of Eric Dolphy, Ted Curson and Dannie Richmond - The same group featured on the 1960 Candid release, Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus. The Mingus album, also recorded that year, features one track, "Stormy Weather," recorded with that same quartet, and two tracks recorded with a larger group featuring piano and additional horns. Of note, "MDM (Monk Duke & Me)" consumes the majority of this album. The piece consists of three intertwining themes - Duke Ellington's "Main Stem", Thelonious Monk's "Straight, No Chaser", and Mingus' "Fifty First Street Blues." Released in 1961, and recorded in the fall of 1960 by Candid A&R and Producer Nate Hentoff at the Nola Penthouse Sound Studios.

Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um (1959) [Reissue 1998]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Aug. 10, 2019
Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um (1959) [Reissue 1998]

Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um (1959) [Reissue 1998]
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 424 MB | Covers - 200 MB
Genre: Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Columbia/Legacy (CK 65512)

Charles Mingus' debut for Columbia, Mingus Ah Um is a stunning summation of the bassist's talents and probably the best reference point for beginners. While there's also a strong case for The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady as his best work overall, it lacks Ah Um's immediate accessibility and brilliantly sculpted individual tunes. Mingus' compositions and arrangements were always extremely focused, assimilating individual spontaneity into a firm consistency of mood, and that approach reaches an ultra-tight zenith on Mingus Ah Um. The band includes longtime Mingus stalwarts already well versed in his music, like saxophonists John Handy, Shafi Hadi, and Booker Ervin; trombonists Jimmy Knepper and Willie Dennis; pianist Horace Parlan; and drummer Dannie Richmond…

Charles Mingus - Complete Live at the Bohemia 1955 (2017)  Music

Posted by delpotro at Nov. 21, 2017
Charles Mingus - Complete Live at the Bohemia 1955 (2017)

Charles Mingus - Complete Live at the Bohemia 1955 (2017)
MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 352 Mb | Scans - 48 Mb | 02:33:39
Jazz, Bebop | Label: Essential Jazz Classics

This 2-CD set compiles all of the music recorded by the Charles Mingus Quintet with Max Roach as the guest star during a fruitful and extended evening in 1955. Most but not all of the material appeared on the LPs "Mingus at the Bohemia" (Debut Records DEB-123) and "The Charles Mingus Quintet Plus Max Roach" (Fantasy 6009), while the rest were issued on different compilations.

Charles Mingus - Jazz Composers Workshop (1956) [Reissue 2000]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Nov. 8, 2020
Charles Mingus - Jazz Composers Workshop (1956) [Reissue 2000]

Charles Mingus - Jazz Composers Workshop (1956) [Reissue 2000]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 180 MB | Covers (8 MB) included
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Savoy/Atlantic (92981-2)

The complex music on this LP finds bassist Charles Mingus looking toward contemporary classical music in some of the rather cool-toned arrangements. It was not until later in 1955 that he found the right combination of influences in which to express himself best but these slightly earlier performances have their moments. Four of the selections feature tenor-saxophonist Teo Macero, pianist Wally Cirillo, drummer Kenny Clarke and Mingus in a quartet while the other five tracks showcase a sextet with Macero, George Barrow on tenor and baritone and clarinetistaltoist John La Porta.
Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus & Max Roach - Hot House: The Complete Jazz At Massey Hall (2023)

Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus & Max Roach - Hot House: The Complete Jazz At Massey Hall Recordings (Remastered) (1953/2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 481 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 276 Mb | 01:59:41
Jazz, Hard Bop | Label: Craft Recordings

On May 15, 1953, five of jazz's most influential musicians - Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Max Roach and Bud Powell - met at Massey Hall in Toronto for their first and only known recording as a quintet. Although only a small audience had the opportunity to experience this historic evening in person, it was captured on tape. The resulting album, The Quintet: Jazz at Massey Hall, became one of the genre's most important and acclaimed releases.
Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - The Salle Wagram Concert (Complete Edition) (2015)

Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - The Salle Wagram Concert (Complete Edition) (2015)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 838 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 351 Mb | 02:33:01
Jazz, Hard Bop | Label: Domino Records

The complete long unavailable concert by Charles Mingus and Eric Dolphy at the Salle Wagram, in Paris, for the first time ever on a single collection. As a bonus, we have added the two complete sets by the Chico Hamilton Quintet with Dolphy at Newport '58, including an extended previously unissued version of "Pottsville U.S.A." on which Dolphy plays a long solo on alto sax.
Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963) [Analogue Productions, Remastered 2011]

Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963)
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, 2011
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 234 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 100 Mb | Scans included
Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop | Label: Analogue Productions | # CIPJ 35 SA | 00:39:32

The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady is one of the greatest achievements in orchestration by any composer in jazz history. Charles Mingus consciously designed the six-part ballet as his magnum opus, and – implied in his famous inclusion of liner notes by his psychologist – it's as much an examination of his own tortured psyche as it is a conceptual piece about love and struggle. It veers between so many emotions that it defies easy encapsulation; for that matter, it can be difficult just to assimilate in the first place. Yet the work soon reveals itself as a masterpiece of rich, multi-layered texture and swirling tonal colors, manipulated with a painter's attention to detail. There are a few stylistic reference points – Ellington, the contemporary avant-garde, several flamenco guitar breaks – but the totality is quite unlike what came before it. Mingus relies heavily on the timbral contrasts between expressively vocal-like muted brass, a rumbling mass of low voices (including tuba and baritone sax), and achingly lyrical upper woodwinds, highlighted by altoist Charlie Mariano.
Charles Mingus - Changes: The Complete 1970s Atlantic Studio Recordings (Remastered) (2023)

Charles Mingus - Changes: The Complete 1970s Atlantic Studio Recordings (Remastered) (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) | Covers included | 05:49:46 | 1,93 Gb
Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop | Label: Atlantic Records, Rhino Entertainment

In 1973 Atlantic Records began its second period of recording with Mingus, which resulted in seven studio albums. The story of a new phase in Mingus’ music – his last phase – begins with the recordings in this boxed set. Featuring all of his 1970s output for Atlantic Records, all configurations of the album include previously unreleased outtakes of “Big Alice,” “The Call” and “Music For Todo Modo.” There is also an extra set of takes of “Big Alice” and “The Call” on an Outtakes disc exclusive to the vinyl format.